Patents Examined by Nicole T Gugliotta
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Patent number: 8415263Abstract: A composite material as a sheet material is described, being relatively cheap, most useful as a raw material of a sanitary product or the like, such as underwear, dust-proof mask or dispensable paper diaper, etc., and good in processability, stretchability, gas-permeability, softness, and touch. The composite material is formed by laminating a stretchable layer and a conjugate spunbonded nonwoven fabric including conjugate fibers including a low-melting-point component and a high-melting-point component. The conjugate fibers are partially bonded to each other by thermocompression, wherein each bonded portion has fine folded structures including alternate hill and valley regions in the CD, and the distance between neighboring hills is 100-400 ?m in average. The conjugate spunbonded nonwoven fabric exhibits stretchability through the spread of the fine folded structures, and has, at 5% elongation, a CD-strength of 0.1 N/5 cm or less and an MD/CD strength ratio of 200 or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Fibers CorporationInventors: Toshikatsu Fujiwara, Taiju Terakawa
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Patent number: 8415000Abstract: Stabilized precursor solutions can be used to form radiation inorganic coating materials. The precursor solutions generally comprise metal suboxide cations, peroxide-based ligands and polyatomic anions. Design of the precursor solutions can be performed to achieve a high level of stability of the precursor solutions. The resulting coating materials can be designed for patterning with a selected radiation, such as ultraviolet light, x-ray radiation or electron beam radiation. The radiation patterned coating material can have a high contrast with respect to material properties, such that development of a latent image can be successful to form lines with very low line-width roughness and adjacent structures with a very small pitch.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Inpria CorporationInventors: Jason K. Stowers, Alan J. Telecky, Douglas A. Keszler, Andrew Grenville
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Patent number: 8409694Abstract: A coated glass includes a substrate, a first conductive layer, a metallic layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer is deposited on the substrate. The metallic layer is deposited on the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is deposited on the metallic layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are consisted of tin oxide, antimony oxide and zinc oxide, zinc oxide has a mole percentage in a range from about 30% to about 50%, antimony oxide has a mole percentage in a range from about 1% to about 5%, and the remaining is tin oxide.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsin-Pei Chang, Wen-Rong Chen, Huann-Wu Chiang, Cheng-Shi Chen, Jia Huang
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Patent number: 8404365Abstract: Paper useful in the manufacture of gypsum wallboard is surfaced treated with an additive to improve the bonding affinity of the paper for wet plaster thereby permitting the manufacture of gypsum wallboard with little or no added starch and reduced amounts of water. A surface treating adhesive, a method of converting the paper and wallboards containing the paper are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2007Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Hercules IncorporatedInventor: Charles L. Burdick
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Patent number: 8404341Abstract: An article comprises a substrate, a first functional polymeric phase change material, and a plurality of containment structures that contain the first functional polymeric phase change material. The article may further comprise a second phase change material chemically bound to at least one of the plurality of containment structures or the substrate. In certain embodiments, the article further comprises a second phase change material and a binder that contains at least one of the first polymeric phase change material and the second phase change material. The containment structure may be a microcapsule or a particulate confinement material.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Outlast Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark Hartmann, Aharon Eyal, Carmi Raz
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Patent number: 8394490Abstract: A film-like structural color body comprises a front surface layer disposed on a front surface side, a back surface layer disposed on a back surface side, and an intermediate layer disposed between the front surface layer and the back surface layer, the front surface layer, the back surface layer and the intermediate layer contain block copolymers and have micro-phase separated structures including lamellar micro domains, each of the micro domains has a wave-like shape having amplitudes in the thickness direction of the structural color body, a maximum value of predetermined distances in the micro domains of the front surface layer and a maximum value of predetermined distances in the micro domains of the back surface layer are larger than the wavelength in the visible light range, and predetermined distances in the micro domains of the intermediate layer are equal to or less than the wavelength in the visible light range.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.Inventors: Shigeo Hara, Takahiko Yamanaka
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Patent number: 8394488Abstract: A medical device has a structure made of a first biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material and a second biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material. The first biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material has a degradation rate that is faster than a degradation rate of the second biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material. And, the structure experiences a period of accelerated degradation upon exposure of the first biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2006Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Inventors: Vipul Davé, George Landau
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Patent number: 8367183Abstract: The breadth and width of a sheet-like filler material before it is placed in a cell of a honeycomb material is set greater than those of the honeycomb material, and after the placement, peripheral edges of the honeycomb material are fringed with filler materials to prevent a filler material from falling out of an end section cell. A liquid adhesive agent is applied to the top of cell walls facing one surface of the honeycomb material, and a surface material is pressed to that surface of the honeycomb material to which the adhesive agent is applied. Then, before the adhesive agent hardens, water-absorbing foam materials are placed in cell spaces by pressing them into the cell spaces from the other surface of the honeycomb material until they are in contact with the adhesive agent. The foam material is quickly adhered to the honeycomb material.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ShizukaInventors: Kouichi Take, Kunio Takahashi
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Patent number: 8357444Abstract: There is provided a special effects greenscreen having a plurality of marks dispersed thereon in a selected pattern, wherein each of the marks is embedded in the greenscreen by weaving, knitting, felting, crocheting, screening, stamping, embossing or similar method to integrate the mark into the greenscreen material. The pattern may be a single repeated mark evenly spaced along horizontal lines, along vertical lines, or along both horizontal and vertical lines. The pattern may comprise a familiar ordered series of unique marks dispersed in a selected pattern on the greenscreen, for example, letters of the alphabet. The pattern may comprise a first mark embedded at a selected point on the greenscreen, a plurality of second marks each embedded a first distance away from the first mark, and a plurality of third marks each embedded a second distance from the first mark, wherein the second distance is greater than first distance.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Inventor: Michael James Branham
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Patent number: 8349450Abstract: A thermal spray powder contains granulated and sintered particles composed of an oxide of any of the rare earth elements having an atomic number from 60 to 70. The average particle size of the primary particles constituting the granulated and sintered particles is 2 to 10 ?m. The crushing strength of the granulated and sintered particles is 7 to 50 MPa. A plasma resistant member includes a substrate and a thermal spray coating provided on the surface of the substrate. The thermal spray coating is formed by thermal spraying, preferably plasma thermal spraying, the thermal spray powder.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Fujimi IncorporatedInventors: Hiroyuki Ibe, Isao Aoki, Junya Kitamura, Hiroaki Mizuno, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Nagayama
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Patent number: 8349441Abstract: Pyrogenic titanium dioxide is compressed to slugs by preliminarily deaerating it, compressing it to slugs, and crushing the slugs and optionally classifying them. The slugs are characterized by a tamped density (to DIN EN ISO 787-11) of 500 to 1200 g/l.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Ralph Hofmann, Guenter Stein, Frank Menzel
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Patent number: 8349440Abstract: The present invention relates to a high barrier multilayer film for functional medical solution product comprising in order, an outer layer comprising polyethyleneterephthalate deposited inorganic oxide thereon; a first adhesive layer comprising ester type polyurethane; a first intermediate layer comprising ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer; a second adhesive layer comprising ester type polyurethane; a second intermediate layer comprising polyamide; a third adhesive layer comprising ester type polyurethane; and an inner layer comprising propylene-based polymer. The multilayer film has the merits of improved transparency, heat resistance, sealing property, durability, competitive price, oxygen barrier property and less pinhole, so that may be applied to a outer bag of pouch type container of medical solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Choongwae CorporationInventors: Sung-Man Lee, Jin-Sung Moon
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Patent number: 8343625Abstract: Polysaccharides and/or hydroxyl polymers, more particularly, structures, especially fibers, comprising a polysaccharide and/or hydroxyl polymer and an association agent, fibrous structures comprising such structures and processes for making such structures and/or fibrous structures are provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2012Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Larry Neil Mackey, Gregory Charles Gordon, Stephen Wayne Heinzman
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Patent number: 8334042Abstract: There is provided a lightweight sandwich panel of exceptional utility, which satisfies the flexural strength and in-plane shear strength requirements for an inner wall material used in aircraft. The sandwich panel comprises a laminating material in which a plurality of fiber bodies is laminated, and a surface material, the laminating material and the surface material being laminated in the stated order from the inside to the outside on the upper and lower surfaces of a hollow columnar core. The laminating material comprises at least four unidirectional fiber bodies each of which has fibers aligned in a uniform direction and is laminated so that each of the fiber directions thereof is at approximately 0°, +45°, ?45°, and 90°, respectively, in relation to one edge of the sandwich panel. The unidirectional fiber bodies are stitched together using a stitching yarn.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2008Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignees: Jamco Corporation, Arisawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Horigome, Yasunobu Tanaka, Masaaki Hirai, Hiroshi Tanaka
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Patent number: 8323801Abstract: A process for forming a low emissivity, moisture vapor permeable metallized composite sheet by coating a moisture vapor permeable sheet with at least one metal and exposing the freshly deposited metal to an oxidizing plasma thereby forming a protective synthetic metal oxide over the metal. The composite sheet material is suitable for use as a building construction barrier layer such as roof lining and house wrap.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: John James Barnes, Ioannis V. Bletsos, Angelo Yializis, Michael G. Mikhael
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Patent number: 8318295Abstract: A carbon nanotube composite structure includes a matrix and a carbon nanotube structure. The matrix has a surface. The carbon nanotube structure is incorporated in the matrix. A distance between the carbon nanotube structure and the surface is less than 10 micrometers. The carbon nanotube structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined with each other by van der Waals attractive force.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jia-Ping Wang, Rui Xie, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
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Patent number: 8298647Abstract: Multi-layered cellular metallic glass structures and methods of preparing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the cellular metallic glass structure includes at least one patterned metallic glass sheet and at least one additional sheet. The at least one patterned metallic glass sheet may include multiple sheets connected together to form a group of sheets, and the structure may include a group of sheets sandwiched between two outer sheets. The patterned metallic glass sheets may be patterned by thermoplastically forming two- and/or three-dimensional patterns in the metallic glass sheets.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Robert D. Conner, Marios D. Demetriou, LeRoy A. Dunning, William L. Johnson
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Patent number: 8298649Abstract: The invention relates to an article having a nanotextured surface with superhydrophobic properties, comprising an array of vertical tabs, preferably regular, wherein the pillar array fulfils the following conditions: the surface fraction of the pillars Øs is such that 3%?Øs?13%, preferably 5%?Øs?12%, preferably 5%?Øs?13%, even better 5.5%?Øs?13%, even better 6%?Øs?13%, and better still 8%?Øs?13%; the pitch p of the array is such that 100 nm?p?250 nm; the height h of the pillars is such that 100 nm?h?400 nm, preferably 250?h?400 nm, even better 300?h?400 nm; and the lateral surface of the pillars is inclined at most by an angle of ±20°, preferably ±10° or even better ±5°, in relation to the vertical axis of the pillars.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignees: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique), Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: Mathilde Reyssat, Yong Chen, Anne Pepin, David Quere, Claudine Biver, Laurianne Vagharchakian
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Patent number: 8273453Abstract: Polysaccharides and/or hydroxyl polymers, more particularly, structures, especially fibers, comprising a polysaccharide and/or hydroxyl polymer and an association agent, fibrous structures comprising such structures and processes for making such structures and/or fibrous structures are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Larry Neil Mackey, Gregory Charles Gordon, Stephen Wayne Heinzman
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Patent number: RE44070Abstract: The invention provides a light weight composite gypsum board including a foamed low density set gypsum core, a top non-foamed (or reduced-foamed) bonding high density layer and a bottom non-foamed (or reduced-foamed) bonding high density layer, a top cover sheet bonded to the foamed low density set gypsum core by the top non-foamed (or reduced-foamed) bonding high density layer, and a bottom cover sheet bonded to the foamed low density set gypsum core by the bottom non-foamed (or reduced-foamed) bonding high density layer. The foamed low density set gypsum core is prepared having a density of less than about 30 pcf using soap foam in the gypsum-containing slurry. The combination of components provide a composite gypsum board having light weight and high strength.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: United States Gypsum CompanyInventors: Qiang Yu, Weixin D. Song